As the war on Gaza enters its sixth month — and 76th year —- Palestinian women and girls find themselves condemned to immense period poverty.
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The world finds itself at a critical juncture: should we silently acquiesce to the perpetuation of such an atrocious practice in the name of tradition, or advocate for the human rights of girls and women?
France finds itself in a state of ‘sexularism’, afflicted by paradoxical foregrounding of female sexuality in its Republican secularism that attempts to justify its hypocritical and gendered Islamophobia.
In our current era, choice feminism and postfeminism collide inside an online algorithm which favours therapy-speak and is designed specifically to dissuade nuance and maximise profit margins, creating a toxic narrative: the widespread and mindless glorification of values and behaviours that uphold patriarchy, using the language of ‘feminism’.
A groundbreaking study by Western Sydney University researchers and co-designed by consumer organizations has revealed more than 1 in 10 Australian women feel they have experienced some form of obstetric violence.
I’m more allured by that demure woman who mostly lurks in the shadows of the off-stage, with garlands of wildflowers in her hair and brook water dripping off her clothes. I speak, of course, of Ophelia
Reading Whitney’s poetry is a testament to the power of early-modern female writers in their ‘will’ and determination to break into the male space of writing.
Women’s encounters with dismissive or invalidating behaviour in healthcare settings are distressingly common. Honi Soit spoke to women who shared stories of their concerns being brushed aside, their pain being downplayed, and their autonomy being disregarded.
Obsessions with tragic romance and the tortured feminine ideal has shrouded social media platforms, the music industry and the film world for everyone to enjoy miserably.
I also know my mother married young. She became a mother long before she was able to become herself. I worry that everything my mother loves, she loves as a mother.
